CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 2m

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

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60 years ago, in the Algerian desert, an atomic bomb, equivalent to three or even four times Hiroshima, exploded. Named the “Blue Gerboise”, it was the first atomic bomb tested by France, and of hitherto unrivaled power. This 70 kiloton plutonium bomb was launched in the early morning, in the Reggane region, in southern Algeria, during the French colonial era. If this test allowed France to become the 4th nuclear power in the world, it had catastrophic repercussions. France had, at the time, certified that the radiation was well below the standard safety threshold. However, in 2013, declassified files revealed that the level of radioactivity had been much higher than announced, and had been recorded from West Africa to the south of Spain.

Directed byAndré Gazut

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 2m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1996
Studios
TSR

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Jean Vautrin

Self

Creative team
Directed by
André Gazut
André Gazut
Written by
Brigitte Rossigneux
Brigitte Rossigneux

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